2009 Copa Libertadores Femenina Host country Brazil Dates 3–18 October[ 1] Teams 10 (from 10 associations) Venue(s) 4 (in 3 host cities) Champions Santos Runners-up Universidad Autónoma Third place Formas Íntimas Fourth place Everton Matches played 24 Goals scored 121 (5.04 per match) Top scorer(s) Cristiane (15 goals)Best player(s) Marta
International football competition
The 2009 Copa Libertadores de Fútbol Femenino (officially Copa Santander Libertadores de Fútbol Femenino 2009 ) for sponsorship reasons) was the first edition of the Copa Libertadores Femenina , CONMEBOL's premier annual international women's club tournament. The competition was played in Santos , São Paulo and Guarujá , Brazil , from October 3 to 18, 2009.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
Santos defeated Universidad Autónoma 9–0 to win their first Copa Libertadores Femenina title.[ 4]
The cup was played by ten teams: one from each CONMEBOL country. The ten teams were divided in two groups of five clubs each for the First Stage.[ 5] The two best-placed teams of each group qualified to play the semifinal and the winners then played the final, while the losers played the third-place game.[ 5]
Qualified teams
Venues
Round and draw dates
The draw for the competition took place at Estádio Urbano Caldeira on September 6, 2009.[ 8]
Event
Date
Draw
6 September 2009
First Stage
3–14 October 2009
Semifinals
16 October 2009
Final
18 October 2009
First stage
The top two teams from each group advance to the Semifinals.
Group 1
All Group 1 matches were played at Estádio Urbano Caldeira (better known as Vila Belmiro) in Santos .
Group 2
Group 2 matches were played at Estádio Municipal Antônio Fernandes (Guarujá ), Estádio Ulrico Mursa (Santos ) and Estádio Urbano Caldeira (Santos ).
Knockout stage
Semifinals
Third-place match
Final
Copa Libertadores de Fútbol Femenino 2009 Champion
Santos First Title
Top goalscorers
References
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^ a b c d e f g h "Santos estreia contra White Star, do Peru, na Libertadores Feminina" (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. September 6, 2009. Retrieved September 6, 2009 .
^ "Aprobada la celebración de la Copa Libertadores de Fútbol Femenino" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. July 31, 2009. Archived from the original on August 7, 2009. Retrieved August 10, 2009 .
^ "Sereias da Vila dão outro show, goleiam paraguaias e conquistam a Libertadores" (in Portuguese). Globo. October 18, 2009.
^ a b "Definidos os grupos da primeira Taça Libertadores da América Feminina" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. September 6, 2009. Retrieved September 7, 2009 .
^ "White Star de Perú participará en la 1era Copa Libertadores de fútbol femenino" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. July 27, 2009. Archived from the original on August 4, 2009. Retrieved August 10, 2009 .
^ "Se viene la Copa Libertadores…Femenina" (in Spanish). ovaciondigital.com. July 31, 2009. Retrieved August 13, 2009 .
^ "Sorteio da Libertadores feminina será no domingo, na Vila Belmiro" (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. September 4, 2009. Retrieved September 4, 2009 .
^ a b "Definidos horários para as semi-finais" (in Portuguese). eBand. October 14, 2009. Archived from the original on October 20, 2009. Retrieved October 15, 2009 .
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